Gian Lorenzo Bernini
The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
1647-52
Marble, height 11'6" (350 cm)
Cornaro
Chapel,
Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
On the right and left
walls
of the small chapel Bernini represents
members of the Cornaro family as a sort of audience for Teresa's
experience.
A close-up is also available.
More St. Teresa of Avila
Photographed at the
site by Richard Stracke